Did any of you receive my oversimplified approach to repair of this not
uncommon issue?
Lunker
> On Jul 28, 2026, at 8:25â?¯AM, Chuck Gee <chasgee22@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I could be wrong, but I donâ??t think line boring affects that dimension.
> I understand it to be making the caps a little shorter then reboring to match
> the upper diameter in the block.
>
> Otherwise, a bunch of other dimensions would be goofed up too.
>
> Chuck Gee
>
>> On Jul 27, 2026, at 4:56â?¯PM, Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Or another way to ask the question is â??how much misalignment between
>> the crankshaft and transmission input shaft can be tolerated?â??
>> I had a block completely gone through, including line boring and it ran very
>> well until number one cylinder liner suddenly split. The engine hydro locked
>> and broke the crank and front main bearing cap. I have a new cap; to use it
>> requires the block be line bored again. Iâ??m wondering if anyone else has a
>> similar experience and can tell me either that it worked out well, or that I
>> should throw the block away.
>> Thanks as always!
>> Phi
>>
>>
>>
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